January 2024
Love your Liver Month / Dry January
New Year's Day
World Braille Day
| World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realisation of the human rights for blind and partially-sighted people |
Epiphany | Christian
| End of the 12 days of Christmas. Celebrates visit of the Magi (Three Kings or Three Wise Men) to baby Jesus. Especially important to Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics |
Christmas Day | Orthodox
Bodhi Day | Buddhist
| Celebration of the enlightenment of Buddha, ca. 596 BCE |
Makar Sankranti | Hindu
| Celebrates the sun’s journey into the northern hemisphere. One of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar |
World Religion Day
| Every year on the third Sunday in January, people from all cultures and backgrounds come together for World Religion Day. The day celebrates the commonality of the major faiths of the world |
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
| 22th - 28th January |
| Cervical Cancer Awareness | Eleanor Glanville (lincoln.ac.uk) |
Mahayana New Year | Buddhist
|
Fragility of Freedom is the theme for 2024 |
